28 Best universities for Organic Chemistry in Portugal

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Organic Chemistry. A graph of 3.65M citations received by 141K academic papers made by 28 universities in Portugal was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Organic Chemistry

#80 in Europe

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

2. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Organic Chemistry

#108 in Europe

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

3. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Organic Chemistry

#132 in Europe

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

4. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Organic Chemistry

#148 in Europe

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

5. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Organic Chemistry

#173 in Europe

#457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

6. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Organic Chemistry

#175 in Europe

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

7. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Organic Chemistry

#355 in Europe

#1045 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

8. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Organic Chemistry

#435 in Europe

#1386 in the World

Founded: 1979

9. University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Portugal | Vila Real

For Organic Chemistry

#448 in Europe

#1456 in the World

Founded: 1986

10. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Organic Chemistry

#470 in Europe

#1559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1971

11. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Organic Chemistry

#472 in Europe

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

12. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Organic Chemistry

#504 in Europe

#1706 in the World

Founded: 1973

13. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Organic Chemistry

#538 in Europe

#1853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

14. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Organic Chemistry

#606 in Europe

#2229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

15. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Organic Chemistry

#683 in Europe

#2669 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

16. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Organic Chemistry

#702 in Europe

#2756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

17. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Organic Chemistry

#724 in Europe

#2878 in the World

Founded: 1996

18. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Organic Chemistry

#741 in Europe

#2981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

19. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Organic Chemistry

#773 in Europe

#3159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

20. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Organic Chemistry

#786 in Europe

#3224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

21. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Organic Chemistry

#844 in Europe

#3530 in the World

Founded: 1979

22. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

Portugal | Beja

For Organic Chemistry

#851 in Europe

#3578 in the World

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1979

23. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Organic Chemistry

#911 in Europe

#3892 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Organic Chemistry

#941 in Europe

#4047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

25. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Organic Chemistry

#971 in Europe

#4238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

26. Piaget Institute

Portugal | Almada

For Organic Chemistry

#976 in Europe

#4253 in the World

Founded: 1979

27. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Organic Chemistry

#1175 in Europe

#5231 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

28. Higher School of Nursing, Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Organic Chemistry

#1237 in Europe

#5554 in the World

Founded: 2004

The best cities to study Organic Chemistry in Portugal based on the number of universities and their ranks are Porto, Aveiro, Lisbon, and Coimbra.

Chemistry subfields in Portugal

Biochemical Engineering13

Chemical Engineering25

Computational Chemistry9

Environmental Chemistry21

Inorganic Chemistry14

Materials Science28

Nanotechnology23

Nutrition and Food Science26

Petrology and Geochemistry20

Physical chemistry24

Polymer science and Plastics engineering7

Radiochemistry13